help please!!!
- Thread starter manlyfish
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How do you know you have a virus? Did you get a warning from an anti virus program? If so, which virus is it?
Probably from all those random videos and websites you visit. I had to return my computer to factory condition because of viruses.
it says that theres some error and it all freezes it keeps doing this
it never said "virus" i just assumed the worse
i can't remember all of what it said but it was like
this long number and it said it couldn't be found if i remember correctly
it never said "virus" i just assumed the worse
i can't remember all of what it said but it was like
this long number and it said it couldn't be found if i remember correctly
It's really important that you are able to get a screenshot of the message or at least write down what the message says. Code errors or corrupt files are often caused by viruses but not always.
Once you get the message, you can post it here and/or you can simply google the message. Usually google will find links that tell you what the problem is and how to repair it. I always check a couple of the links to make sure the info is the same before doing anything.
Go to "Administrator Tools" through your control panel. It is in "System and Security".
Then look at event viewer "Overview and Summary", then look to the bottom and pick from the various logs. "Event Log" will show any errors in the system (error codes and other failures), they will show as red circles with a white 'x' (error), yellow triangles or an 'i' (warning). The red ones are the ones which I would look at.
They are in date and time order.
There are also "application logs" and "hardware events" which I would also look at.
If you have windows 7 there are a few more which you can take a gander at but the afore mentioned ones are what I would look at while I was waiting for the comp to go nuts again.
Then look at event viewer "Overview and Summary", then look to the bottom and pick from the various logs. "Event Log" will show any errors in the system (error codes and other failures), they will show as red circles with a white 'x' (error), yellow triangles or an 'i' (warning). The red ones are the ones which I would look at.
They are in date and time order.
There are also "application logs" and "hardware events" which I would also look at.
If you have windows 7 there are a few more which you can take a gander at but the afore mentioned ones are what I would look at while I was waiting for the comp to go nuts again.